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It is time for the second installment of #totalsocial with me and Helene! This month's theme is 9 to 5 and this month's hashtag is #9to5TotalSocial! Come link up, via any social platform,  and tell us all about your 9 to 5, check out full details here for more info!

As I've mentioned about a million times, I moved from Knoxville to Dallas in September of 2012 ---- whoa it has actually been a while now, I guess I can't really pull the new card anymore can I? I knew I wanted to live in a big city, so I started applying for jobs in my top two choices, Chicago and Dallas. A fantastic offer with a fantastic company came my way, and without hesitation, I chose the Big D and headed 842 miles south with my best friend Lisa and her husband Justin who helped me move! 

I work for an international outboard motor company where I do graphic design, advertising and marketing for the North American market. My job duties in Knoxville were actually very similar, albeit a totally different company. I can't tell you how much I enjoy working as the only member of a department, versus being just a number in a gigantic marketing/advertising agency. 
Different tasks and challenges present themselves each day, and I honestly learn something new each and every single day. For example, I'm currently working on learning all about google adwords, which is fun and quite useful knowledge to have!  See also: I had to teach myself photoshop when I started the position in Tennessee. Woof. Talk about a challenge at first, but, looking back, that was the most beneficial thing I've ever done for my career. 
My favorite part about my job though is the opportunity to travel. I'm new to the boating industry, so each trip I go on, I learn more and more about not only our motors, but the industry as a whole. Apparently, boating is not all Pontoons and Fourth of July fireworks! Who knew? Oh, and the scenery on the trips ain't too shabby either! 
So today I thought I'd talk about some of the places I've gotten to visit for work in the past year and a half! 

But that food though....

 

It was cold, and I discovered my tennis shoes were designed with holes in the bottom for ventilation, and by ventilation I mean frostbite. But all frostbite aside, I love love love this city. Maybe it is because my Grandmother is Canadian, aye?

Mega Yachts and Dumb Running Backs.  Lamar Miller: "How do you spell Sarah?"   Me: "With an H" Lamar Miller: "Ok, so S.....?" Me: "A..R..A..H............."
Whoa buddy. Glad that college education of yours was totally paid for. Money well spent by the University of Miami. 

 

My mama always taught me, "When you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all!" 

 

This place looked like freshwater straight out of a movie. Stunning, way beyond words amazing.  Good thing where we're going, we don't need words! Just pictures! (Oh, and I was attacked by an alligator, see that moss he attacked me with?) 

 

Sunrises and sunsets that would melt your heart. And I got a coconut head so that was cool.   

 

 I'm sure y'all remember that water though...